By rescuing photos inherited from her paternal grandparents, Suwon Lee traces two timelines, from the protagonists’ youth to their adulthood, in 20th-century Korea. She crafts this two-sided book as a cherished family treasure to honor both her ancestry, as well as the art of vernacular photography. The images are accompanied by a text written by Horacio Fernández, creating a visual narrative where image and text blend and flow seamlessly together. 

Lee’s works are in collections at MoMA New York (USA), Patricia Phelps de Cisneros (USA), CIFO Miami (USA), Banco Mercantil (Venezuela), Museu de Arte Brasileira da Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado (Brazil) and in various private collections worldwide. Her photos have recently been included in Photography and Korea (Reaktion Books, UK, 2023) and Night Fever: Film and Photography After Dark (Koenig Books, 2024). 

 

Paperback / softback

376 pages, 183 Illustrations